Batman

International

Advance-solicited - On sale March 17 - 168 pg, FC, $17.99 US Written by Mark Waid & Alan Grant - Art by Diego Olmos, Frank Quitely and Arthur Ranson - Cover by Jim Lee When a string of bizarre murders hits Barcelona, The Dark Knight makes it his top priority. This new title also features BATMAN: THE SCOTTISH CONNECTION, illustrated by Frank Quitely, plus BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #52-53.

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Quietly's art is the only thing worth turning the Batsignal on about. I was actually quite surprised to see such weak writing being published by DC. At the very least it gives myself and all first graders hope of becoming authors in the comic book industry.

A collection of Batman stories where the Dark Knight gets to travel abroad. Bats visits Scotland for a family reunion and vacation and ends up trying to end a centuries old vendetta. He then flies off to Barcelona in search of Croc who is seeking to right the "injustice" of St. George and the Dragon myth. Guess who gets to be St. George. Finally, we get a glimpse into Batman's past as he investigates some murders in Gotham's Chinatown.

This is an OK collection of previous issues, but the lack of a cohesive narrative hurts this book. It is simply a series of "international" themed issues that writer Mark Waid has chosen to be in the volume. Fun to read, but not anything more than that.